Govt asked to decide Lakhvi’s detention within five days

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Friday directed the Punjab home secretary to decide within five days the detention of Jamatud Dawa leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, mastermind of Mumbai Attack, in a petition challenging his detention.
Lakhvi through his counsel has submitted that the detention order issued by the Okara DCO was contempt of the verdict issued by Islamabad High Court.
He said Home Department was not complying with the order of IHC according to which the authorities concerned were directed to release him.
He said but the DCO issued fresh notice of his detention on March 14.
He said he was also granted bail in the case.
Lakhvi has prayed the court to direct the Punjab Home Department to decide his detention matter in the light of the IHC order.
Appearing before the court, counsel of Lakhvi submitted that they approached the home secretary but he was delaying decision on it.
Lakhvi, son of Hafiz Azizur Rehman, is resident of Renala Khurd, Okara, had filed a petition against his detention saying that he was illegal detained despite that he was set free by the IHC.
He told the judge that he was not member of any banned outfit and was not involved in creating unrest in the country.
SHO ordered to produce
 detainees in lynching case
The Lahore High Court on Thursday directed Station House Officer of Nishter Town police to produce all suspects detained illegally for their alleged involvement in lynching of two men outside Youhanabad in retaliation for suicide attacks on churches.
The court will hold proceedings today.
Families of the detained suspects had filed the petitions submitting that police illegally took their men in custody and denied access to them.
They told the judge that the arrested men had nothing to do with the incident of lynching.
They prayed the court to order police for the release of illegally detained men.
Farewell for outgoing LHC CJ
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad will retire on March 29.
A farewell ceremony will be held today (Friday) at 10:45am at the lawn of the court in this connection.
All judges of the high court and judicial officers of the lower courts will take part in the farewell ceremony.
The farewell ceremony is being organized by the judicial officers of the lower judiciary.